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Experience
Listen to a recent webinar by Dr. Stephen Shore and Dr. Teal Benevides from July 2021, hosted by the Autism Treatment Network-Physical Health.
Why it's important
- Less than 1% of national funding addresses topics impacting adults with autism (IACC, 2012)
- There are nearly 500,000 individuals who are aging into adulthood with autism, many without a medial home or an adult healthcare provider who understand adult health.
- Adults with autism are significantly more likely to have psychiatric, immune, cardiovascular, metabolic, endocrine, neurologic, and gastrointestinal conditions than same-aged adults without autism (Croen, 2015)
- Many health conditions experienced more frequently by adults with autism are preventable, including hypertension, obesity, depression and mental health conditions, and diabetes.
- Early death has been reported among adults with autism, as compared to same age adults without autism (Bilder et al., 2013)
- Adults with autism have a voice and a perspective about their health that has not been shared with the research and medical community.
- We Need Adults with Autism to Advocate!—what are health outcomes and health interventions that you would prefer?